Despite (or is it because?) having no clue about how this Georgia team will perform this season, I find myself approaching the opener more excited about what’s about to come than I can remember being in a while.

Win or lose, I hope what we see tonight is a program that finally has learned from its mistakes and realizes what it takes to be top-tier on a sustained basis. Show me that, and I’ll leave the Dome feeling good.

True ‘dat. And if Boise goes down tonight, that leaves a smoking crater where a goodly chunk of ESPN’s mid-season narrative starts to kick in. Unless you think BYU or Houston is ready to step up as the new mid-major glamor boy.

Quote Of The Day

“It brings back a great Bulldog running back in Thomas who has NFL playing experience and has had success as a college coach at multiple schools. He also inherits a position that has been built to an elite level by Bryan. And it gives Bryan the opportunity to return to coaching the position he played and the one where he cut his teeth serving as a graduate assistant under wide receiver coach John Eason here at UGA. It also provides him with a new experience as a passing game coordinator.” -- Mark Richt, AB-H, 2/16/15